On Nov 10, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Brian E Carpenter wrote: > I support this change.
+1. -shane > Regards > Brian Carpenter > > On 2011-11-11 06:00, Bob Hinden wrote: >> This email starts a one week 6MAN Working Group last call for adding text >> and a reference to RFC6437 "IPv6 Flow Label Specification" to the Node >> Requirements bis document current in AUTH48 state. The document is >> currently on hold in the RFC Editor waiting for resolution of this issue. >> >> The proposed text, first sent to the [email protected] mailing list on November >> 2, 2011 (included below), is: >> >>> All nodes SHOULD support RFC 6437, IPv6 Flow Label Specification, >>> defines the IPv6 Flow Label. Specifically: >>> >>> "Forwarding nodes such as routers and load distributors MUST NOT >>> depend only on Flow Label values being uniformly distributed. " >>> >>> "It is therefore RECOMMENDED that source hosts support the flow >>> label by setting the flow label field for all packets of a given flow to >>> the >>> same value chosen from an approximation to a discrete uniform >>> distribution. " >> >> The chairs have discussed this with the Internet Area Directors and they >> recommended this course of action. This topic is also on the agenda for the >> 6man session at the Taipei IETF. >> >> Substantive comments and statements of support for taking this action should >> be sent to the mailing list. This last call will end on November 17, 2011. >> >> Regards, >> Bob Hinden & Brian Haberman >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: <[email protected]> >>> Date: November 2, 2011 7:50:35 PM PDT >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Flow Label support in the Node Requirements bis document >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> There has been some discussions whether or not we should add support for >>> the Flow Label in >>> Soon to be RFC 6434 <draft-ietf-6man-node-req-bis-11.txt> As a straw man >>> proposal, if we add >>> Support, I would suggest the following text: >>> >>> All nodes SHOULD support RFC 6437, IPv6 Flow Label Specification, >>> defines the IPv6 Flow Label. Specifically: >>> >>> "Forwarding nodes such as routers and load distributors MUST NOT >>> depend only on Flow Label values being uniformly distributed. " >>> >>> "It is therefore RECOMMENDED that source hosts support the flow >>> label by setting the flow label field for all packets of a given flow >>> to the >>> same value chosen from an approximation to a discrete uniform >>> distribution. " >>> >>> I'd like to ask the wg the following: >>> >>> 1) Is the above text acceptable? >>> 2) Do you support adding the text? If no, please suggest text, unless you >>> do not support adding >>> Flow label support at all (please say so). >>> >>> John >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> IETF IPv6 working group mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> IETF IPv6 working group mailing list >> [email protected] >> Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > IETF IPv6 working group mailing list > [email protected] > Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPv6 working group mailing list [email protected] Administrative Requests: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ipv6 --------------------------------------------------------------------
